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Joint Program: Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) with Integrated Bachelor of Civil Law (B.C.L.) / Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) Admission Requirements and Application Procedures

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Joint Program: Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) with Integrated Bachelor of Civil Law (B.C.L.) / Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) Admission Requirements and Application Procedures

About the Joint Program: Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) with Integrated Bachelor of Civil Law (B.C.L.) / Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.)

The Joint Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) with Integrated Bachelor of Civil Law (B.C.L.) and Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) program is offered by the Desautels Faculty of Management and the Faculty of Law. This joint program provides students the opportunity to pursue legal and administrative aspects of business. Successful candidates graduate with M.B.A., B.C.L., and LL.B. degrees, a trio that prepares them for careers in private and public enterprise, as well as government service.

Master of Business Administration (M.B.A.) with Integrated Bachelor of Civil Law (B.C.L.) / Bachelor of Laws (LL.B.) (144 credits)
Master of Business Administration and Bachelor of Civil Law/Bachelor of Laws (Joint M.B.A. & B.C.L./LL.B.) Management (Non-Thesis): Finance & Law (144 credits)
Master of Business Administration and Bachelor of Civil Law/Bachelor of Laws (Joint M.B.A. & B.C.L./LL.B.) Management (Non-Thesis): General Management & Law (144 credits)
Master of Business Administration and Bachelor of Civil Law/Bachelor of Laws (Joint M.B.A. & B.C.L./LL.B.) Management (Non-Thesis): Global Strategy and Leadership & Law (144 credits)
Master of Business Administration and Bachelor of Civil Law/Bachelor of Laws (Joint M.B.A. & B.C.L./LL.B.) Management (Non-Thesis): Marketing & Law (144 credits)
Master of Business Administration and Bachelor of Civil Law/Bachelor of Laws (Joint M.B.A. & B.C.L./LL.B.) Management (Non-Thesis): Technology and Innovation Management & Law (144 credits)

Admission Requirements

Admission Requirements

For admission requirements, please refer to the Faculty of Law Æ»¹ûÒùÔº site at www.mcgill.ca/law-admissions.

Students wishing information on the Law program should contact:

  • Faculty of Law, Æ»¹ûÒùÔº Office
  • 3544 Peel Street
  • Montreal QC H3A 1W9
  • Canada
  • Telephone: 514-398-6666

Application Procedures

Application Procedures

Æ»¹ûÒùԺ’s online application form for graduate program candidates is available at www.mcgill.ca/gradapplicants/apply.

See University Regulations & Resources > Graduate > Graduate Æ»¹ûÒùÔº and Application Procedures > Application Procedures for detailed application procedures.

Application Dates and Deadlines

Application Dates and Deadlines

For application dates and deadlines, please consult the following website: www.mcgill.ca/desautels/programs/mba-programs/mbalaw.

Programs, Courses and University Regulations—2019-2020 (last updated Aug. 20, 2019) (disclaimer)

Master of Business Administration and Bachelor of Civil Law/Bachelor of Laws (Joint M.B.A. & B.C.L./LL.B.) Management (Non-Thesis): Finance & Law (144 credits)

Students complete 51 credits for the M.B.A. degree, and 93 credits for the integrated B.C.L. and LL.B. degrees, for a total of 144 credits.

For more information, see Master of Business Administration and Bachelor of Civil Law/Bachelor of Laws (Joint M.B.A. & B.C.L./LL.B.) Management (Non-Thesis): Finance & Law (144 credits).

Master of Business Administration and Bachelor of Civil Law/Bachelor of Laws (Joint M.B.A. & B.C.L./LL.B.) Management (Non-Thesis): General Management & Law (144 credits)

Students complete 51 credits for the M.B.A. degree, and 93 credits for the integrated B.C.L. and LL.B. degrees, for a total of 144 credits.

For more information, see Master of Business Administration and Bachelor of Civil Law/Bachelor of Laws (Joint M.B.A. & B.C.L./LL.B.) Management (Non-Thesis): General Management & Law (144 credits).

Master of Business Administration and Bachelor of Civil Law/Bachelor of Laws (Joint M.B.A. & B.C.L./LL.B.) Management (Non-Thesis): Global Strategy and Leadership & Law (144 credits)

Students complete 51 credits for the M.B.A. degree, and 93 credits for the integrated B.C.L. and LL.B. degrees, for a total of 144 credits.

For more information, see Master of Business Administration and Bachelor of Civil Law/Bachelor of Laws (Joint M.B.A. & B.C.L./LL.B.) Management (Non-Thesis): Global Strategy and Leadership & Law (144 credits).

Master of Business Administration and Bachelor of Civil Law/Bachelor of Laws (Joint M.B.A. & B.C.L./LL.B.) Management (Non-Thesis): Marketing & Law (144 credits)

Students complete 51 credits for the M.B.A. degree, and 93 credits for the integrated B.C.L. and LL.B. degrees, for a total of 144 credits.

Required Courses (24 credits)

BUSA 614 (3) Governance of Corporation: Contemporary Issues
MGCR 629 (1) Global Leadership
MGCR 650 (2) Business Tools
MGCR 651 (4) Managing Resources
MGCR 652 (4) Value Creation
MGCR 653 (4) Markets and Globalization
MGCR 660 (6) International Study Trip

Required Concentration Courses (6 credits)

Students choosing the Marketing concentration must complete these required courses:

MRKT 657 (3) Customer Insights
MRKT 658 (3) Marketing Intelligence

Complementary Courses (9 credits)

Students choosing the Marketing concentration must choose three of the following courses:

INSY 645 (3) Managing Electronic Commerce
MRKT 645 (3) Winning at Brands
MRKT 652 (3) Competitive Marketing Strategy
MRKT 654 (3) Marketing Communications
MRKT 655 (3) Marketing Planning
MRKT 659 (3) Advanced Business Marketing
MRKT 690 (3) Advanced Topics in Marketing 1
MRKT 698 (3) International Marketing Management

12 additional credits at the 500 or 600 level offered by the Desautels Faculty of Management to complete a total of 51 credits.

Note: Students will have to follow the M.B.A. Base Camp (Statistics, Math for Finance, Financial Accounting) prior to commencement of the M.B.A.

Required - Law (59 credits)

LAWG 100D1 (3) Contractual Obligations
LAWG 100D2 (3) Contractual Obligations
LAWG 101D1 (3) Extra-Contractual Obligations/Torts
LAWG 101D2 (3) Extra-Contractual Obligations/Torts
PRAC 147D1 (1.5) Introductory Legal Research
PRAC 147D2 (1.5) Introductory Legal Research
PRAC 155D1 (1.5) Legal Ethics and Advocacy
PRAC 155D2 (1.5) Legal Ethics and Advocacy
PROC 124D1 (2) Judicial Institutions and Civil Procedure
PROC 124D2 (2) Judicial Institutions and Civil Procedure
PROC 200 (3) Advanced Civil Law Obligations
PRV1 144D1 (2.5) Civil Law Property
PRV1 144D2 (2.5) Civil Law Property
PRV3 200 (3) Advanced Common Law Obligations
PRV4 144D1 (2) Common Law Property
PRV4 144D2 (2) Common Law Property
PUB2 101D1 (3) Constitutional Law
PUB2 101D2 (3) Constitutional Law
PUB2 111 (3) Criminal Law
PUB3 116D1 (2) Foundations
PUB3 116D2 (2) Foundations
WRIT 400D1 (3) Senior Essay
WRIT 400D2 (3) Senior Essay

Complementary - Law

Students complete 9-15 credits of complementary courses toward the B.C.L. and LL.B. degrees.

Complementary - Law, Civil Law (3 credits)

Students complete 3 credits of Civil Law courses. The following courses count for their full credit weight as civil law.

BUS2 561 (3) Insurance
PROC 549 (3) Lease, Enterprise, Suretyship
PRV2 270 (3) Law of Persons
PRV4 548 (3) Administration Property of Another and Trusts

Complementary - Law, Common Law (3 credits)

Students complete 3 credits of Common Law courses. The following courses count for their full credit weight as common law.

PRV3 534 (3) Remedies
PRV4 451 (3) Real Estate Transactions
PRV4 549 (3) Equity and Trusts
PRV5 582 (2) Advanced Torts

Complementary - Law, Civil and Common Law

The following trans-systemic courses count half their credit weight toward the civil law requirement of 3 credits and half their credit weight toward the common law requirement of 3 credits.

CMPL 522 (3) Medical Liability
CMPL 573 (3) Civil Liberties
LAWG 200 (3) Commercial Law
LAWG 273 (3) Family Law
LAWG 300 (3) Family Property Law
LAWG 316 (3) Private International Law
LAWG 400 (4) Secured Transactions
LAWG 415 (3) Evidence (Civil Matters)
LEEL 369 (3) Labour Law
PRV5 483 (3) Consumer Law

Complementary - Law, Social Diversity and Human Rights (3 credits)

Students must take at least 3 credits from the following courses related to social diversity and human rights.

CMPL 500 (3) Aboriginal Peoples and the Law
CMPL 504 (3) Feminist Legal Theory
CMPL 511 (3) Social Diversity and Law
CMPL 516 (3) International Development Law
CMPL 565 (3) International Humanitarian Law
CMPL 571 (3) International Law of Human Rights
CMPL 573 (3) Civil Liberties
CMPL 575 (3) Discrimination and the Law
LAWG 503 (3) Inter-American Human Rights
LEEL 582 (3) Law and Poverty
PUB2 105 (3) Public International Law
PUB2 500 (3) Law and Psychiatry
PUB2 502 (3) International Criminal Law
PUB2 551 (3) Immigration and Refugee Law
PUB3 515 (3) Canadian Charter of Rights and Freedoms

Complementary - Law, Principles of Canadian Administrative Law

Requirement: Students must choose one course (0-6 credits) from the following courses to meet this requirement:

BUS2 504 (3) Securities Regulation
CMPL 543 (3) Law and Practice of International Trade
CMPL 574 (3) Government Control Of Business
CMPL 575 (3) Discrimination and the Law
CMPL 577 (3) Communications Law
CMPL 580 (3) Environment and the Law
LEEL 369 (3) Labour Law
LEEL 570 (3) Employment Law
LEEL 582 (3) Law and Poverty
PRV4 545 (3) Land Use Planning
PRV5 483 (3) Consumer Law
PUB2 400 (3) The Administrative Process
PUB2 401 (3) Judicial Review of Administrative Action
PUB2 403 (2) Municipal Law
PUB2 500 (3) Law and Psychiatry
PUB2 551 (3) Immigration and Refugee Law
WRIT 433D1* (3) Legal Clinic 1
WRIT 433D2* (3) Legal Clinic 1
WRIT 434* (3) Legal Clinic 2
WRIT 435* (3) Legal Clinic 3
WRIT 440* (6) Student Clerkship A
WRIT 440D1* (3) Student Clerkship A
WRIT 440D2* (3) Student Clerkship A
WRIT 441* (3) Student Clerkship B

* With the approval of the Associate Dean Academic, in consultation with the Faculty Supervisors, on a case-by-case basis.

Elective - Law, Other Courses

Students select the remaining 19-25 credits from among Faculty of Law offerings.

Programs, Courses and University Regulations—2019-2020 (last updated Aug. 20, 2019) (disclaimer)

Master of Business Administration and Bachelor of Civil Law/Bachelor of Laws (Joint M.B.A. & B.C.L./LL.B.) Management (Non-Thesis): Technology and Innovation Management & Law (144 credits)

** This program is currently not offered. ** Students complete 51 credits for the M.B.A. degree, and 93 credits for the integrated B.C.L. and LL.B. degrees, for a total of 144 credits.

For more information, see Master of Business Administration and Bachelor of Civil Law/Bachelor of Laws (Joint M.B.A. & B.C.L./LL.B.) Management (Non-Thesis): Technology and Innovation Management & Law (144 credits).

Desautels Faculty of Management—2019-2020 (last updated Aug. 20, 2019) (disclaimer)
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